Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.
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@T4920 , @tody , @iamjustdanny , @Mizmazzle
Yep that patch took some heat for sure, and it did not really helped that I was giving it plenty of Obenauf’s Heavy Duty LP after each wash. But no regrets here, it was all in an effort to shrink the denim as much as possible. -
Also a reflection after watching the two fantastic episodes of Full Grain podcast by Nick Horween (yes that Horween!) and Phil Kalas. They have one of the main guys at the tannery - Esteban Perez, explaining the tanning, retanning and finishing.
The main point is that every leather has its purpose and the pure veg tan is not really a great choice for prolonged contact with water or high temperatures. The chrom tanned leathers or combination tanned (base is chrome base-tannage and then vegetable re-tannage) on the other hand withstand those environments quite well (Chromexcel was used for motor seals and gaskets). I would love to see a patch made of natural Chromexcel!A must watch for everyone interested about leather.
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@Oaktavia
that grey W looks fantastic.
would love to see more color W and arcs. -
@Oaktavia said in Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.:
@Chap
a grey W?!Hmmm, probably more like olive to match the front pocket lining.
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@Mister_Brue said in Leather Patches…faves, care or lack there of.:
@Oaktavia Maybe more rad?!
I just love any types of red W or arcs that are odd colors. I would love a pair of jeans a turquoise W and a purple arc or vice versa. That would be amazing. Seeing the other versions from the past remind me of the SNES game Yoshi's Island where there are multi colored Yoshis.
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i started using Bicks4 exclusively afterObenauffs did tis to my VS777s21’s and XHS patches…
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Bicks4 patches…
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@mikebarhoot That looks somewhat similar to what happened to mine, but I still think I did it with super hot washing cycles.
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i only cold wash.
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